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C. O. Reeves

Era:1930s
State:Texas
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Biography

C. O. Reeves, an International Longshoremen’s Association member, was wounded and held on a murder accusation following a Houston dock-strike clash on July 15, 1934, according to the July 17 editorial. Three Black members of an independent company union were killed. The accusation is recorded as reported, not as a finding of guilt. No verdict, physical discharge or complete custody duration is supplied. Daily Worker, July 17, 1934, page 6. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1934/v11-n170-jul-17-1934-DW-LOC.pdf#page=6

Case

Charges: Murder accusation following the July 15, 1934 Houston dock-strike clash.
Arrested: Jul 15, 1934
Sentence: C. O. Reeves, an International Longshoremen’s Association member, was wounded and held on a murder accusation following a Houston dock-strike clash on July 15, 1934, according to the July 17 editorial. Three Black members of an independent company union were killed. The accusation is recorded as reported, not as a finding of guilt. No verdict, physical discharge or complete custody duration is supplied. Daily Worker, July 17, 1934, page 6. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/dailyworker/1934/v11-n170-jul-17-1934-DW-LOC.pdf#page=6